The compact city : a dead-end for urban sustainability? : an analysis of the compact city’s desirability dimension : a case study of Geneva

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The compact city model emerged as a sustainable response against the dominant trend of urban sprawl. However, the compact city model is not without controversy. Many scholars have questioned the veracity, feasibility and desirability of the compact city through three sets of critiques. Results from the desirability dimension have led to criticism of the model for running counter to the residential aspirations of its urban dwellers and for undermining social equity. In discussing urban sustainability and urban form, I position my research in line with the Right to the City’s critical approach towards urbanisation processes. In addition, I follow a demographic and residential approach to the compact city, informed by the literature on reurbanisation, to gain insight into the demographic changes and residential attractiveness of central cities. This research analyses the desirability dimension of the compact city model by examining the case of Geneva along two main research axes; first by

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